Thanks for the info, I read just bout all the post's over in the TroyBilt section and not much on this tractor, come to think of it not much but stuff on walk behind tillers and Im not into that so I decided to come over here. About the tractor 650 hours 16 hp briggs vangaurd, power steering, hydro lift 48 inch deck and man am I impressed. :thThumbsU